The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each

season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an

enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. The word otsaliheliga

(oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to

express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in

summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences.

Written by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, this look at one group of

Native Americans is appended with a glossary and the complete Cherokee

syllabary, originally created by Sequoyah